- Elevation
- 230 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6536, -88.0111
Centennial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 230 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Woodland Sanctuary, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.8 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 230 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 327° | 259 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 325° | 255 m | 15.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 39° | 187 m | 19.8 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
- Viewing area · 21 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Heritage Woodland Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Rolling Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Briarcliffe Park: 1.0 mi
- Ashbury Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Virginia Reed Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 1.5 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 3.1 mi
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 4.5 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Wingren: 2.6 mi
- Oak Savanna: 6.1 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 8.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 2.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 10.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 12.4 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 12.9 mi
- Old telephone poles: 13.3 mi
Artworks
- Balancing Beam: 4.1 mi
- Unknown: 4.2 mi
- Unknown: 4.2 mi
- Unknown: 4.2 mi
- Sister 2: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- ZGS Piston: 4.8 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 5.0 mi
- Dreams: 5.1 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 6.1 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.3 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 6.2 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 6.4 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 6.9 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 16
- Signal Hill: 4.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 6.3 mi
- Rotary Hill: 10.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Michigan Beach: 9.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 21.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 21.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Canyon Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 4.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Lemont · 2 mi
- Bolingbrook · 5 mi
- Woodridge · 7 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
- Naperville · 10 mi
- Downers Grove · 11 mi
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